Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-27
ARIZONA LETTER.
Hot Enough to Boil water-Interssting
rOtes from the Territory.


PHGNIx, A. June -, 1857.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
l AM not half so enthusiastic over the
climate of this country SIS when l wrote
you my last, as to-day and yesterday
have c Ttainly been two of the hottest
days it mas ever been my lot to exper-
fence, the thermometer mounting up to
10l IN the shade, and the Lord only
knows what it would be in the sun, as
honestly believe it would almost boil
water were it put out for one or two
hours. 1 drew water from pipe yester-
day which had been conveyed 8 distance
Of 200 verbs from tank, which was so
not thrr l could not bear my hands
in it, | do not think this is 9 sample Of
tEC weGthcr they have here, as have
been Iu'd that the oppressive hest is en-
indication Of rain, bus if it has TO come
very far 60 reach the earth, it will b.
boiling not before We receive snv OF the
benefits from il.
Since my last, I have visited several
sections Of the Territory which had not
seen az that time, aud from the Iittls
knowledge | have Of the system of irriga-
tiOn | should THINK this whole country
had g bright future before it, though if
this extreme heat should last long, it will
act as & barrier to the settlement OF the
country.
l visited the little town of Tempe,
distance OF eight miles up the Salt river
from Poe ak, and found it to be thriv-
ing little town of MormOuS, who seemed
to be thrifty and are all cOntented. They
all have farms of from ten to 100 acres,
which are cultivated in the very best of
style; aud if saYthing, they seem to be
more prosperous than the Gentle farmer
who surrounds Phoenix.
I also visited the ella vslley, distance
Of seventy miles south and west of this,
and found it TO be an undsveloped coun-
try; out the most of the lands that are tit
for anything THAT is the lands that are
subject TO irrigation for that is the only
land in this country that can be tiled mas
been taken up under the homestead and
desert acts, and have persons living on
them who are trying to farm, in 9 rude
way.
Notwithstanding this Is che OF the finest
fruit countries in C6ristendom there has
been scarcely any fruit on the market so
far, the apricot and peach crop being g
failure, end the grape, figs and apples
have not yet ripened.
There has not been g rain in anV part
of this country for many months, ana in
every other place except that in which they
irrlgate, the earth is parched, ana if i'll
was only composed Of COmbustible ma
teriGl you would only have to stick q
match to it to make it burn.
The citizens of this place are preparing
to celebrate the Fourth of July by speech
making, whisky drinking and other
Fourth OF July pastimes, and from what
can gather from some Of the committee
VINO have the matter il charge, it,Will be
quite q success.
The grand Fiesta de San Juan will COM
menCe here on the 24th OF this month
and viii. continue for ten days, at which
there viii be bull fights, cock fights,
gaming Of all kinds, with g fOurth-Cless
circus thrown in, to which | am told ali
the sports from the line of Old Mexico
come and have grand jubilee, but il
this extreme hot weather does not mod
crate | shouldn't think there would be
much pleasure to be found in outdoor
sports.
In my last l forgot 20 tell you there
were four papers published ct this place,
three of them being daily, while one is q
weekly, Mexican paper. The dailies all
publish & weekly edition, and for the size
of the town get of good papers.
Politics is considerably mixed here, as
the two grand old parties are about
equally divided, and L am told about
election times things grow pretty warm,
though at the last election the Democrats
elected their men for the first time in
many years.
receive The GAZETTE the third day
after is publication and have il for my
breakfast, ana without it would feel that
the best portion of my meal had been
lOst. G.. B. RAINES.